Robert Berczuk

The Narragansett Cafe, which attracted music lovers from throughout the tri-state area to its live shows four days a week, is up for sale. John Recca, owner since December 2007, said the decision was a personal one and not related to the financial difficulties restaurants and bars have been having since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in March. “Our decision <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/narragansett-cafe-up-for-sale-for-1-million/”>[…]</a>

If all goes according to plan, the former Jamestown Fish will be a new restaurant by spring. The former restaurant at 14 Narragansett Ave. was sold for $1.3 million at a receivership hearing Monday to Wyoming, R.I.-based MTM Jamestown Fish LLC. That company is led by Paul Mihalides, chairman of the Preserve Sporting Club and Residences in Richmond, a 3,500-acre <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/new-fish-owners-eye-spring-opening/">[…]</a>

In a typical year, Susan Hackman would have been spending 12 hours per day the past few weeks finishing her clients’ tax returns before the April 15 deadline. She’d be in her office surrounded by stacks of file folders, corresponding back and forth on last-minute issues that could impact her clients’ refunds or amount owed. This is anything but a <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/accountants-balance-extra-time-to-file-with-ramifications-of-virus/">[…]</a>

A.J. Laurent was in a class by himself last Saturday. The North Kingstown 11-year-old sailed the sole ship across the finish line at the 42nd annual Fools’ Rules Regatta. No foolin’. He was the only one — out of 44 entries. “I watched it last year and I got really excited about it so I entered a boat this year <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/gone-with-the-wind/”>[…]</a>

Backed by a generous benefactor, the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association raised about $270,000 on its own during its 2017 capital campaign. The yearlong fundraiser, which was buttressed by Jamestowner Jim Buttrick, who pledged to match up to $500,000, received 436 donations. The $540,000 will be placed into an endowment to use strictly for preventative maintenance and repairs for the lighthouse <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/lighthouse-group-collects-540000-in-initial-campaign/">[…]</a>